Abstract
Purpose: This study aims to compare between highly-talented and low-talented nurses in regard to the quality of nursing care they provide as perceived by the nurses themselves. Methods: A descriptive comparative design was used to recruit all the available Kuwaiti nurses (N=72 nurses) from the 6 medical regions in Kuwait. Nurses’ talent was measured by using the self-assessment Nurse Competence Scale, the Gardner Career Commitment Scale, and the Nurses’ Contribution Scale. The quality of care was measured by the Nurses’ Assessment of Quality Scale. Results: 43 (59.7%) nurses were highly-talented. The findings revealed that there were no significant differences between the low-talented and the highly-talented nurses in terms of their characteristics. However, the quality of nursing care was better among the group of highly-talented nurses. Conclusion: One way to assess talent in nursing is by assessing the competence, the commitment, and the contribution of the nurses.
Highlights
Talented individuals, who are successful in their workplace, hold many of the following attributes: Creativity, imagination, conjecture, readiness for new experiences, zeal, and desire to work in a domain [1]
Chabault et al stated that some authors grouped particular resources to describe talented individuals and the characteristics that make up an exceptional individual [4]
The Kuwaiti nurses who participants in this study were a total of 72 nurses
Summary
Talented individuals, who are successful in their workplace, hold many of the following attributes: Creativity, imagination, conjecture, readiness for new experiences, zeal, and desire to work in a domain [1]. They have volition, discernment, determination, flexibility, adventuresome spirit, and self-control [2]. There are elements indicated by Raghavan that can map talented individuals. Some of these elements are as follows: Having the flexibility in enhancing their performance, having practical knowledge to run their work, having tolerance and time management attitude, having experience in their work, and being diligent [3]. The instinctive resources, that is, their capability to handle emergency situations and their ways of empowering others [7]
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